Daily Practice Sheet 14 February 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

14 February 2021

By

Santosh Sir

All 6 Prelims qualified

4 CSE Mains qualified

If I can do it, you can too

Daily Prelims Topic

• Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Power to make changes in the SC list
• Tribunals
• Habeus Corpus
• Unit-linked Investment Plans (ULIPs)
• National Health Authority
• Non-lapsable Defence and Internal Security Modernisation Fund
• Novel regions – novel Open Reading Frames or as nORFs
• Nanophotonic
• Genome mapping of Malaria vector

Daily Constitution

• Article 13

Daily Mapping

• Italy
• Cuba

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS1: Modern History

1. Elaborate on differences between the moderate and extremist leadership before Swadeshi Movement. Also, highlight the role of Bal Gangadhar Tilak in India’s freedom struggle. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS1: Art and Culture

1. Compare and contrast Hindustani Classic Music with the Carnatic Classic Music. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Polity

1. Right to protest express dissent comes with an obligation to have certain duties. In this context discuss why dissent is important and what are the concerns associated with it. [Reference: Indian Express, Indian Express]
2. Do you think it is time to scrap sedition law? Critically examine Supreme Court interpretation of sec 124A. [Reference: Indian Express] 

GS 3: Economy

1. The farmer’s protest may be a pivotal moment in India’s growth story. Comment. [Reference: Times Of India]
2. Becoming Atmanirbhar in batteries and chips is a national security imperative. Comment. [Reference: Times Of India]

GS3: Environment/Disaster

1. What do you understand by disaster preparedness? Discuss the need for an Early warning System in glaciers amidst frequent disasters in the Himalayan region. [Reference: Indian Express, Indian Express]

GS 4: Ethics

1. Why modern Indian youth is losing his idealism today? [Reference: The Hindu]
2. What do you understand by love?